Warm Home Discount scheme open to more people

?Please note that this scheme is now closed. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. More people than ever before are set to take advantage of the Warm Home Discount this year. The Government scheme was introduced […]

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Heating myths to blame for increases in energy bills

As if heating bills aren’t expensive enough. A survey carried out for the Big Energy Saving Week (20-24th October) has highlighted how a lack of knowledge and understanding about how to heat our homes efficiently results in unnecessarily high energy bills.   The Department of Energy and Climate Change has teamed up with the Energy […]

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GDHIF to open again in November with £100m

?Please note: On 23 July 2015 the government announced that it has ceased funding for the Green Deal. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has today confirmed that its […]

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Latest ECO and Green Deal figures

?Please note: On 23 July 2015 the government announced that it has ceased funding for the Green Deal. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. The latest statistical information for the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation […]

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UK households pay three times the cost of wholesale gas

Wondering what your energy supplier pays for wholesale gas? Probably about three times less than what they charge you, it’s been revealed.  UK households are having to pay up to three times more for  wholesale gas compared to what it’s costing energy firms. The news is made even more shocking considering the fact that the […]

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DECC publishes latest Green Deal stats

?Please note: On 23 July 2015 the government announced that it has ceased funding for the Green Deal. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. Yesterday the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its latest […]

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DECC launches RHI calculator to estimate financial rewards

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched their Renewable Heat Incentive calculator to demonstrate the financial rewards available to households who invest in renewable heat systems, including heat pumps, solar thermal panels and biomass boilers.  The online tool allows consumers to calculate how much money they can potentially earn if they were […]

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GDHIF cashback scheme closes due to massive demand

?Please note that this scheme is now closed. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. A sudden rush to apply for Green Deal Home Improvement Fund vouchers has resulted in the Department of Energy and Climate Change […]

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£8.5m paid out for Green Deal Home Improvement Fund

?Please note: On 23 July 2015 the government announced that it has ceased funding for the Green Deal. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. It only went live on 9th June. But in the 2- 3 […]

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Up to £7,600 cashback with energy efficiency home improvements

?Please note that this scheme is now closed. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. The Government is turning up the heat on it’s revolutionary energy efficiency scheme, the Green Deal, by now offering homeowners up to […]

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Renewable Heat Incentive now open for domestic customers

April has been quite a significant month for domestic owners of renewable heating, thanks to the long awaited launch of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme (RHI). Delayed for near on five years, households with ground source heat pumps, solar thermal hot water systems, air source heat pumps and biomass boilers will now be able to […]

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Claim up to £4000 with Green Deal cashback scheme

?Please note that this scheme is now closed. There may be other schemes available in your area – please visit our guide to Boiler, Central Heating & Insulation Grants 2018 for more information. Changes to the Government’s Green Deal cashback scheme will see homeowners with solid walls offered cashbacks of up to £4,000 to carry […]

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Brits risk their health because of high energy bills

What comes first. Your health or your heating? That’s the dilemma facing increasing numbers of homeowners in Britain who are choosing to stay cold rather than pay expensive bills to heat their homes, according to a new survey commissioned by energyhelpline.com. In light of Britain’s cold harsh winters, it’s an ill advised choice. Certainly putting […]

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Age UK and OFTEC’s guide to staying warm

Age UK and OFTEC have teamed up to produce a guide to staying warm this winter, specifically for the approximately one million elderly people living in rural areas who rely on costly oil fired heating to heat their homes.   Bursting with important and useful advice, the guide features tips on how to stay warm […]

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Homeowners could benefit from more energy efficiency grants

✔The scheme & information in this article was last checked on 13th March 2018 Under new Government proposals homeowners are set to benefit from one-off grants to help them install energy saving measures when they move home. In a move designed to help British households save money on their energy bills by becoming more energy […]

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Green levies shakeup brings energy bills down

Following the Government’s shakeup of green levies announced last month, both British Gas and Scottish Power have cut or plan to cut customers dual fuel energy bills, with others to follow as we progress further into the new year.  On January 1st the country’s biggest energy provider, British Gas, implemented a 3.2% price cut following […]

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